Window-curtain attachment.



P ATBNTBD MAR-15, 1904'.

0. A. ESSIG. WINDOW CURTAIN ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILI-1D SEPT. 1l| 1902.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

NO MODEL.

ATTORNEY WITN ESSES PATENTBD MAR, 15, 1904.. I o. A. EssIG.

WINDOW CURTAIN ATTACHMENT APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1902.

' v 2 SHEETS Patented March 15, 1904.-.

PATENT OFFICE.

ozIA A. Essie., oEoANToN, oHIo.A

WINDOW-CURTAIN ATTACH ME NT..

SPECIFICATION. forming part of I Letters Patent No. 754,554, dated March 15, 1904.

Application filed September 1l, 1902. Serial No. 122,957. (No model.) l*

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, OZIA A. Essie, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Curtain Attachments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the different parts in their normal position and illustrating the vertical center of the window and the different parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the supporting-bar, showing the same in its normal position, also showing the fixed bracket-.arm and the pivoted trip-dog. Fig. 3 is a similar view, except that the curtain-supporting bar is -shown detached from its supporting-bracket. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of a solid su pporting-bar. Fig. 5 is atransverse section of a hollow supportingbar. Fig. 6 is a perspective View showing a portion of a window and illustrating the supporting-bar, together with its dierent parts, turned at an angle to the window. Fig. 7 is a detached perspective view of one of the shaderoller brackets. Fig. 8 is adetached view of the supporting-bar swivel. Fig. 9 is a view showing a portion of a window-casing and illustrating the manner of setting the supporting-bar swivel-bracket to a window-casing having a molding or bead.

The present invention has relation to window-curtain attachments; and it consists in the different partsand combination of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals ofl reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings. Y l

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the supporting-bar, which is held in proper elevation by means of the swivel-ring 2, which swivel-ring supports or embraces the supporting-bar 1 and is properly journaled in thebracket-arms 3, which bracket-arms are connected together by means of the ianged 5 0 plate 4, which flanged plate is provided with the flanges 5 and 6, said anges being located substantially as illustrated in Fig. 8, the flanges 5 being so located that they can be seated upon the molding or casing regardless of the shape or form of the casing. The flanges 5 are circular in form and are so formed forthe purof the ilanges 5, and if in the event the iange Y 6 is employed it is located so that it will come against the face of the casing at an angle to the anges 5,by which arrangement the swivelsupporting bracket is securely and firmly held in proper position to support and hold the supporting-bar 1, together with the dierent attachments connected thereto.

l For .the purpose of preventing the supporting-bar 1 from rotating or changing its proper position the swivel-ring 2 is provided with the groove 9, formed in the inner periphery of said swivel-ring, which groove receives the feather or key 10, said feather or key being l:ttached in a fixed manner. to the supporting- It is obvious that the same result can be accomplished that is accomplished by the use of the groove 9 and the feather or key 10 by a transposition of these parts, and hence I do not desire to be conned to the exact location ofthe groove and the feather or key.

To the supporting-bar 1 is Xedly attached the shade-brackets 11, which shade-brackets are provided with the rearward-curved arms 12, which rearward-curved arms are located back and under the supporting-bar 1 and are so located for the purpose of bringing the shade-roller 13 near to the window proper when the various parts carried by the supporting-bar 1 and the supporting-bar 1 are brought into their normal position, which is'that illustrated in Fig. 1.

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For the purpose of supporting and maintaining the free end of the supporting-bar 1 the bracket-arm 11 is provided which bracketarm is iixed to the window-casing upon the opposite side of the window from that to which the swivel-bracket is attached.

The bracket-arm 14 is provided with the curved portion 15, the concave part thereof being upon the upper side of said arm and is so located for the purpose of receiving the supporting-bar 1, as illustrated in Fig. 2 and as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3.

To the curved arm 15 is pivotally attached the dog 16, to which dog is connected the top or upper end of the rod 17, said rod being extended downward the proper distance to conveniently operate the dog 16.

To the supporting-bar 1 are attached the curtain-pole brackets 18, which are formed of any desired length, reference being had to the distance the curtain-pole 19 is to be extended from the supporting-bar 1, and for the purpose of preventing the brackets 18 from turning upon the supporting-rod 1 their eye portions areprovided with grooves 20, into which are seated the feathers 10, or these parts may be oppositely located, if desired, without departing from the nature of my invention, inasmuch as the result Would be the same in either event.

-When it is desired to move the supportingbar 1 from its normal position, the operatingrod 17 is moved or pulled downward, which elevates the inner end or arm of the dog 16 and carries the supporting-bar 1 over the end of the curved portion 15 and the bracket 14, after which the supporting-bar 1 is free to be moved or turned, together with the different parts, being supportedv by the swivel-ring 2.

It will be understood that after the supportling-bar 1 has been removed, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 2, that theoperating-rod 17 will fall or move downward, carrying with it the lower arm of the dog 16 until it reaches its lowest point, as illustrated in dotted lines, Fig. 2, whichis a point directly below the pivotal point of the dog 16. Upon a return of the supporting-bar 1 the operating-rod 17 is elevated after the supporting-bar 1 has come over the extended portin of said dog and elevates saidextended portion, elevating the supporting-bar 1 upward and over the end of the curved arm 15, said supporting-bar then coming on top of the arm 21 of the dog 16.

ItV will be understood that byV my peculiar arrangement I am enabled to easily detach the free end of the supporting-bar 1 from its rest,

after which said bar, together with all its different parts, is free to be moved at an angle 'to the window and its casing.

The object and purpose of the present invention is to quickly and .easily remove the `window shade and curtain away from the face of the window for any desired purpose,

the present invention being particularly applicable to swinging Windows, either horizontal or vertical, but is also convenient in removing the shade and curtains from the common vertical sliding window, inasmuch as it brings said parts out of the way when it is desired to clean the glass of the window.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a supportingbar, formed hollow and provided with a seam 22, which seam takes the place of the feathers.

10. By providing the supporting-bar 1 with a feather 10 or its equivalent and forming said feather of a length to correspond substantially with the length of the supporting-bar Athe various brackets having grooves corresponding with the feather can be adjusted at any desired point, and at the same time all of the brackets and arms connected to said supporting-bar are held in proper relative position with reference to each other, thereby bringing the curtain-pole brackets or arms and the shade-roller brackets in true alinement upon the supporting-bar, and at the same time preventing any liability of said part from being disarranged or 'liable to be moved out of alinement. After the different arms and brackets have been properly adjusted or spaced from each other they are held against longitudinal noveinent by thumb-screws 23 or their equivaents.

For the purpose of assisting in holding the various brackets connected to the supportingbar 1 the eyes of said brackets may be and should be provided with thumb-screws 23, which thumb-screws assist in preventing the various brackets from turning or moving upon the supporting-bar 1, as it will be understood that said brackets should not only be held against any rotary or turning movement upon the supporting bar 1, but should be held against any longitudinal movement upon said bar.

By providing the brackets 11 having the curved arms 12, by which the shade-roller 13 is carried by means of the recessed extensions 24, said brackets can be moved to or from each other, thereby providing a quick and easy adjustment for any variation in the lengths of different shade-rollers 13.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a window-curtain attachment, a fixed bracket provided with a swivel-ring, said ring provided with a groove upon its inner periphery, a supporting-bar provided with feathers, shade-roller brackets secured to the supporting-bar in fixed relative position and curtainpole brackets secured to the supporting-bar, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a Window-curtain attachment, a casing, and a bracket carryinga swivel-ring, abracket located upon the opposite side of the casing from that to which the swivel-ring-carrying bracket is located, adog pivoted to the bracket, and an operating-rod lconnected to said dog IOO IIO

and a supporting-bar, substantially as and for the purpose specified. A

3. A supporting-bar carrying shade-roller brackets, said supporting-bar carried by a swivel-ring at one end, a casing, and a bracket Xed to the window-casing andlocated upon the opposite side of the window from the swivel-bracket, a dogpivoted to the bracketlocated under the free end of the supportingbar, and said dog provided with arms or extensions adapted to lift the supportingbar over the upper end of the curved portion of the bracket in either direction, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In awindow-curtain attachment aswinging supporting-bar carried by a fixed bracket, said bracket located at one side of the window-casing, the supporting-bar provided with a feather, shade-roller brackets adjustably attached to the supportingbar, curtain-pole arms adjustably attached to the supportingbar and grooves formed in the eyes of the brackets and arms adapted to receive the to the two circular anges, substantially as .A

and forl the purpose specified,

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence 40 of two witnesses. v

OZIA A. ESSIG.

Witnesses:

J. A. J EFFERS, F. W. BOND. 

